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  1. In the early 70, WW was the italian slangs for volkswagen Red Alf
  2. Mr. Hemi, I love your comments, but now I know that you never works at the WW. Red Alf
  3. My 1.5 cents (0.02 is too much): At the end of 1966, the engineer Dante Giacosa (father of several Fiat) proposes at Fiat a new revolutionary project, “Project 123” a front drive traction!. Fiat refused, and passed the ball to the associate Autobianchi, and the Autobianchi Primula, A111, and A112 saw the light, with incredible success. After you see what there is under the tail you can state that is a male, so the engineer Aurelio Lampredi, from the A11, re-design the motor and design the Fiat SOHC engine, used by 1969 Fiat model 128 (I had one). Full front traction, transversal motor, aluminum head, iron block, 1,116 CC, in line 4, reverse flow cylinder head, cam shaft drive by a belt, unequal length drive shaft, front Mc Pherson, front stabilize bar, wind shield glued with chrome frame, sound familiar? Well, we talk about something that at this time was a revolution!.. Note that Fiat never build a motor 2.2 CC, the larger one until 1989 was a 1499 CC. So, maybe, and is just my personal opinion, as Chrysler started to design a new motor, the engineers evaluate what was done successfully in the past by the automotive industry, and come out with the K., in 1981 the patent was over from the 1966 and no reason to buy a license, even when Fiat purchase Autobianchi in 1968. See below the first Fiat 128 motor.
  4. I see a plexiglas dome manufacturer using high W flood light. The plexiglas sheet was on top of mold, a piece of wood with a lot of holes, and a blower with the intake side doing suction from the holes. Then at about 24" inches from the plexiglas the guy build an oscillate frame with several flood bulbs. Due to the oscillation the heat was evenly spread on the plexiglas and as it get hot is taking the mold shape. The plexiglas can be from any hardware as Homedepot.
  5. long trip to Arizona, but sent me an email to Polyatt@gmail.com with the price for one and the delivery to 33064. Thanks.
  6. I will need a couple of original rims without tire, if is in south Florida I will pickup. Thanks
  7. I will need the driver side door external moldure. Please let me know if is available Thanks polyatt@gmail.com
  8. I do not suggest any travel at this moment, 8 + 8 =16H. with the hotels with almost no service. This suggestion come from a guy that travel every 2 weeks from Pompano FL to Savannah GA for work. Try to call at 561 793 3808 and see if they can pull out what you like, and ship to you, eventually you save the gas and hotel money.
  9. Act fast, will be crash soon! This yellow/ginger/black, T2, 1989 is at U Pull & Pay in West Palm Beach. Good front light, front fascia not bad, original rim with original Michelin tire, very good top, no Teves, motor and transmission in place. VIN ZC2FP1100KB201392
  10. Thanks Hemi, I add the road bearings at the list, and use a stethoscope to listen for noise, as I get old my ear fails, and is not a joke, is tragic. "Me to" I owned a Daytona, but I wasn't too happy with the transmission, one component on the reverse broke twice, was like a brass Y. Yes was a nice car to drive, love the voice that indicate the door open; but in my 50 years of driving (anything) I haven't find any better regular street car to drive that the TC.
  11. See the red spots that indicate the 4 nuts that you must release from the firewall-motor side. As Hemi indicates, takes a lot of care on the black and white vacuum hoses, one if for that AC, the other for the heater. I will like to suggest to replace the vacuum actuators, is easy now, do not rush, go easy, take your time, is a "B".
  12. Raper1, your answer is technically perfect. You get precisely on my concerns. So.... replace what go bad one thing at time, and you point at what is convenient. Also you are "politically correct" on benelth of Chrysler, nothin wrong with that; I am not so polite, as I know the political/industrial/ automotive/ marketing/propaganda/ moment in Italy, but is not the concern of this forum. I am very sorry for your car, if you need one right hand headlight, I can give you one free, the inside reflector is oxidate, but the metal and the glass are intact. About the front nose, my spare one is red, with a crack by the drive side, I keep because can be repair, let me know at polyatt@gmail.com
  13. Ok, you are close, but your picture is more oriented to the evaporator coil for the AC, by the passenger side, not the heater coil. see my picture , is the open box from the top. On the left (driver side) you can see the heater core, on the right the evaporator coil. On my I take the complete "BOX" out, and yes is a pain.
  14. OK, you have a point, My Goals: I will like to drive the car as long as possible. The technology used 31 years ago, is not necessary the best, the original parts are not easy to find, a few years ago, with a quick visit at the junkyard you can have what you need, today try to asks for a Le Baron, or Daytona 1989 and you will have a strange look. So, I believe that some update is necessary. What I don’t like: 1) The radiator. Yes is a special one, but I will like to see a wide one (LeBaron 1989), to old more water, with a different fan, maybe 2 fans. 2) The intercooler. In my opinion (I can be wrong) the location is the worst, I will like to relocate in one area with better fresh air flowing and less pressure drop form input to output. 3) Oil filter. If the TC is a “high performance” with turbo, what I will like to see is one oil cooler with a large oil filter. 4) BOV, quick vacuum valve and all the relate vacuum. How long will last? 5) The SMEC. I believe that was detuned for multiple reasons, not just the transmission, but what happened 31 years ago in Italy stay in Italy (I left 1978). Anyway I already replace the SMEC with one from Rick Diogo; the TC runs much better. 6) The muffler & relates. Too restrictive, some day must go. Maybe you can suggests to buy another car, but I like to drive a TC.
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